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Rapid Fire 2010-05-11: DOD Overhead

Rapid Fire 2010-05-11: DOD Overhead

by | May 10, 2010 | Alliances, Asia - Central, Asia - Other, Bases & Infrastructure, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, Grenades, Guns - under 20mm direct, Leadership & People, Middle East - Other, Missiles - Ballistic, Nuclear Weapons, Other Corporation, Soldier's Gear, Surface Ships - Other, USA

* US defense secretary Gates calls for military to focus on reducing overhead costs, which are over 40% of the budget. TRICARE medical costs are one element of that. * South Korea finds RDX, a chemical substance used in torpedoes, on sunken ROKS Cheonan (PCC-772), a...